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the u.n., nato, arab league, the islamic conference, and the african union to back the u.n. resolutions. though their enthusiasm for military action varies. the u.n. mandate to use force to protect civilians also means taking sides in the civil war. >> we made the right choice. that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. >> no one has yet explained when or how that commitment ends. the conference also started the process of offering more political status, more legitimacy to the libyan national council. the closer the rebels have to a political leadership, would like more help on the ground, too. >> the americans said that they would consider arming the rebels. is that something you would like? >> you can see that just regular cars are fighting with machine guns and etc. we ask for the political support more than we are asking for the arms. but if we get both, that would be great. >> the u.s., france, and britain are talking about arming the reb
the u.n., nato, arab league, the islamic conference, and the african union to back the u.n. resolutions. though their enthusiasm for military action varies. the u.n. mandate to use force to protect civilians also means taking sides in the civil war. >> we made the right choice. that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. >> no one has yet explained when or how that commitment ends. the conference also started the process of offering...
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john simpson, bbc news. >> libya has agreed to let a u.n. team into the country to assess the humanitarian situation. thousands of people have fled, many are in makeshift camps. >> as far as the eye can see, the tunisian, libya border is home to those that fled the violence. thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated. others are stuck in this camp. people from bangladesh and nigeria. some are libyans like this man who does not want to be identified. >> we broke the wall of silence. what ever you want to think, you would be captured. [unintelligible] >> with the unrest continuing, the help of those fleeing as well as those still inside the country. there are concerns about sanitation and the possibility of disease. the appeal covers a range of humanitarian means including shelter, food security, and health care. it is based on projections of 400,000 people could leave libya. it is also estimated that a further 600,000 people inside libya might need help. >> it requires 160 million u.s. dollars to achieve its objectives. it will be rev
john simpson, bbc news. >> libya has agreed to let a u.n. team into the country to assess the humanitarian situation. thousands of people have fled, many are in makeshift camps. >> as far as the eye can see, the tunisian, libya border is home to those that fled the violence. thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated. others are stuck in this camp. people from bangladesh and nigeria. some are libyans like this man who does not want to be identified. >> we broke the...
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the should also be halted and they should remain within the mandate over that u.n. resolution now there has been some people in russia that have voiced concern over the fact that the the u.n. resolution isn't being nice he had to know one of those people is he the head of the foreign affairs committee of russia's parliamentary house and he noted the u.n. resolution says nothing in it raise the regime change. actually had a resolution the number one thousand nine hundred seventy three its main goal was to defend the civilian population but not to punish the gadhafi regime or overthrow it so in that respect with think that one thousand nine hundred seventy three resolution is mostly cumana tarried resolution palaces so to speak from humanitarian resolution then a full militarism lucian my personal concern is that any military operation which he's conducted by the west in the arab world can lead to a very unpredictable scenario like hold the parties involved in the conflict and they get together and start fighting against foreign invaders there were several examples al
the should also be halted and they should remain within the mandate over that u.n. resolution now there has been some people in russia that have voiced concern over the fact that the the u.n. resolution isn't being nice he had to know one of those people is he the head of the foreign affairs committee of russia's parliamentary house and he noted the u.n. resolution says nothing in it raise the regime change. actually had a resolution the number one thousand nine hundred seventy three its main...
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thinks the u.n. resolution backing the no fly zone was agreed hastily and is full of loopholes what's your view on this. well actually the resolution number one thousand nine hundred seventy three its main goal was to defend the civilian population but not to punish the adelphi regime or overthrow it and so in that respect with think that one thousand nine hundred seventy three resolution is mostly a humanitarian resolution to listen to speak from humanitarian resolution than a full military resolution my personal concern is that any military operation which is conducted by the west in the arab world can lead to a very predictable scenario like hold the parties involved in the conflict and they get together and start fighting against foreign invaders there were several examples of such scenarios in the history of the greater middle east so i think that we all have to be very cautious now and we all have to think first of all of that the political solution should go before a military solution he say t
thinks the u.n. resolution backing the no fly zone was agreed hastily and is full of loopholes what's your view on this. well actually the resolution number one thousand nine hundred seventy three its main goal was to defend the civilian population but not to punish the adelphi regime or overthrow it and so in that respect with think that one thousand nine hundred seventy three resolution is mostly a humanitarian resolution to listen to speak from humanitarian resolution than a full military...
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key harmon snow a war correspondent ten former u.n. investigator says the coalition is defending the rebel forces which promote western interests president sarkozy from france has said today the libyan people must be able to choose their own destiny and after these attacks by the french and the united states hundred ten tomahawk missiles in the french flights air flights parents acts then we can return to diplomatic activity there was no diplomatic diplomatic activity this is an absolute war of aggression is just another war and of the world should really be frightened of the nature of nato and american power and attacking their own dictators well there is a popular uprising component to the uprising of the rebels attacks and maybe there's also genuine genuine dissonance but there's also islamic radical proxy forces that were backed by the united states or in calling in the cold war and there's a cia task force is the front for the national so initially yes these are also part of the so-called rebels and they're backed by other western
key harmon snow a war correspondent ten former u.n. investigator says the coalition is defending the rebel forces which promote western interests president sarkozy from france has said today the libyan people must be able to choose their own destiny and after these attacks by the french and the united states hundred ten tomahawk missiles in the french flights air flights parents acts then we can return to diplomatic activity there was no diplomatic diplomatic activity this is an absolute war of...
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because it will depend depend on what extent gadhafi will go or in his war with the u.n. resolution and the western powers who are supporting it and how much of the rebels will be able to move forward because it really the whole of the u.n. resolution and the western powers is for the rebels to take on and the pose in all or part of his medical you would turn on him and because of that doesn't happen short of that i think the war was likely no one can predict hundred percent it will last much longer than a few days or few weeks the coalition of course keeps saying it wants the libyan people to decide their own future show though can they be tonight that the majority of libyans do want gadhafi out isn't there a danger if i go again like this they'll turn some of the libyans back into power fees favor. i think you're right that this is the risk they have taken that is when there is foreign intervention people normally everywhere in the world they sort of gather in support of their own government is bearing down on bell but rather than somebody from the outside so that is th
because it will depend depend on what extent gadhafi will go or in his war with the u.n. resolution and the western powers who are supporting it and how much of the rebels will be able to move forward because it really the whole of the u.n. resolution and the western powers is for the rebels to take on and the pose in all or part of his medical you would turn on him and because of that doesn't happen short of that i think the war was likely no one can predict hundred percent it will last much...
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the u.n. and libyan authorities continue to be far apart on the scope of the humanitarian situation. no agreement has been reached on how these missions would be carried out. i have to remind all parties currently engaged in hostilities in libya of their obligations under humanitarian law for allowing the safe refuge and unimpeded access by humanitarian organizes to populations in need. my special envoy mission was to reach definite conclusions about the human rights situation. but they found many warning signs, including threat and incitement of gangs. these threats were aired on television. the u.n. mission about the population of the general state of fear controlled by secret services and new sources of unrest and disappearances. in light of these findings, the special envoy informed the government of libya of the intention by the human rights council to investigate all alleged violations of international ahuman rights law in libya, identify those responsible, make recommendations, and take
the u.n. and libyan authorities continue to be far apart on the scope of the humanitarian situation. no agreement has been reached on how these missions would be carried out. i have to remind all parties currently engaged in hostilities in libya of their obligations under humanitarian law for allowing the safe refuge and unimpeded access by humanitarian organizes to populations in need. my special envoy mission was to reach definite conclusions about the human rights situation. but they found...
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if you look to the u.n. security council resolution is undoubtedly incomplete i'm floored if you look at what it says it becomes apparent that it allows everyone to undertake any actions against a sovereign state it reminds me of a medieval cold to go on a crusade when someone called someone to go somewhere and free something that's been good to you. for more on russia's reaction to developments in libya we're joined live by our correspondent catherine agarwal here in moscow now where they were important didn't hold back about these events in libya tell us exactly what he said. and he certainly did not mince his words like that was and was very strong and to the right russia's reaction to the. bombings the coalition bombings that have taken place in libya russia of course very much against the invasion and of the approach presence of coalition forces in libya but this is definitely the strongest reaction we've heard from any russian official rising to what's and saying that the. coalition beijing basically r
if you look to the u.n. security council resolution is undoubtedly incomplete i'm floored if you look at what it says it becomes apparent that it allows everyone to undertake any actions against a sovereign state it reminds me of a medieval cold to go on a crusade when someone called someone to go somewhere and free something that's been good to you. for more on russia's reaction to developments in libya we're joined live by our correspondent catherine agarwal here in moscow now where they were...
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security council, everybody was saying, you can never get a vote out they have u.n. security council, he focused so much on the process, the question was, ok, so you do it, let's talk about the strategy. that's the -- the white house pushes back on that, i would say. >> there is, actually, an end game, as far as they say, but only of this first half, to continue doyle's point here, there will be a point where the missiles stop and it will be handed over to nato and they'll call that an end game. and the chikey thing to watch, the difference between what the president said it's supposed to look like and what the allies say is going on. if there's a gap, the president may be spinning us and that's a credibility problem. and you bring congress in to cover your behind, you can say, we were all in on this together. so don't criticize me so much, we all had a big discussion about this. that's why you at least bring them in. >> here's the problem if your strategy succeeds and you stop the humanitarian crisis, then his problems begin because then the issue is, what happens w
security council, everybody was saying, you can never get a vote out they have u.n. security council, he focused so much on the process, the question was, ok, so you do it, let's talk about the strategy. that's the -- the white house pushes back on that, i would say. >> there is, actually, an end game, as far as they say, but only of this first half, to continue doyle's point here, there will be a point where the missiles stop and it will be handed over to nato and they'll call that an...
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change when they say he has to leave and the limited u.n. resolution where it clearly states protection of this is billion forces an occupational forces when there is foreign intervention people nobody everywhere in the world they sort of gather and support of their own government is barrack of their own devil rather than somebody from the outside that we have to remember about me is that that's five an ass killed many of his b.-ball and has squandered its economy so he's not an angel it's a low hanging fruit and that's why the western powers. were encouraged to do. go in a military intervention it's really unfortunate i have written many times against military intervention because the consequences beth and destroying the infrastructure of any country coalition forces say very trying to stop the bloodshed but political writer diana johnstone believes that's just not always the case. the whole notion that you have a resolution to protect civilians by calling in nato is that third nato is not equipped to protect civilians nato is predicted to
change when they say he has to leave and the limited u.n. resolution where it clearly states protection of this is billion forces an occupational forces when there is foreign intervention people nobody everywhere in the world they sort of gather and support of their own government is barrack of their own devil rather than somebody from the outside that we have to remember about me is that that's five an ass killed many of his b.-ball and has squandered its economy so he's not an angel it's a...
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well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions jim brown told r.t. that washington's policy in the arab world is in disarray. what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear. suggestions of. of atrocities on both sides it's certainly not a one sided thing. but of course i think the central point is for the whole thrust of the intervention is not really the principal thing and that accounts for the. for the contradictions and the holes in the resolution america think the whole thing is a mess so the resolution itself is full of problems like you have this thing that. for example stayed very largely out of it and then suddenly when the resolution is passed in makes very specific demands which clearly were not in the resolution that demands that for example the government forces pull back from a series of towns that kind of thing so you have you have clear intention to of differe
well the antiwar activists say the u.n. resolution that sanction the attack on libya is riddled with contradictions jim brown told r.t. that washington's policy in the arab world is in disarray. what on earth you mean by protecting civilians. presumably it means protecting civilians from both sides because there are clear. suggestions of. of atrocities on both sides it's certainly not a one sided thing. but of course i think the central point is for the whole thrust of the intervention is not...
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france and the united states saying that it could be overstepping the the boundaries laid out by the u.n. security council resolution. kelo for the federation council the foreign affairs committee leader has said that in his own opinion he believes that the they all going too far with this action is being taken to resolution the number nine hundred seventy three its main goal was to defend the civilian population but not to punish the gadhafi regime or overthrow it so in that respect with think that nine hundred seventy three resolution is mostly humanitarian resolution before humanitarian resolution then a full military resolution my personal concern he's that any military operation which is conducted by the west in the arab world can lead to a very predictable scenario like all the parties involved in the conflict they get together and start fighting against foreign invaders there were several examples of such scenarios in the history of the greater middle east so i think that we all have to be very cautious now and we all have to think first of all of that the political solution shoul
france and the united states saying that it could be overstepping the the boundaries laid out by the u.n. security council resolution. kelo for the federation council the foreign affairs committee leader has said that in his own opinion he believes that the they all going too far with this action is being taken to resolution the number nine hundred seventy three its main goal was to defend the civilian population but not to punish the gadhafi regime or overthrow it so in that respect with think...
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also i'm going to merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it does support this . kind of reporting there are several british members of parliament are skeptical about why their country is being dragged into conflict with russian. selective choosing where intervention is necessary. i think the tactic yes he was to call a ceasefire in order to hope one hope to bring about a peaceful resolution of this conflict but it was beginning to look as though he was just trying to buy time for himself i must say i absolutely regret the lack of the ceasefire and regret what is happening at the moment a lot of innocent people have already died in a lot more look as though they're going to die in the next few hours if they strike against. targets of the regime they might be effective at doing that but i suspect the real problem is they're going to have to strike against targets in the cities and that result
also i'm going to merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it does support this . kind of reporting there are several british members of parliament are skeptical about why their country is being dragged into conflict with russian. selective choosing where intervention is necessary. i think the tactic yes he was to call a...
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taking resolutions five u.n. security council. serve the purpose of straightening. stopping the disability of war and preventing the escalation of. preventing deaths among civilians the way events unfolded at the moment indicates that we are now seeing a real military action and of course no you cannot allow that with my hope that all countries that are currently involved in the operation. maintaining an no fly zone in libya and then are using their reforms forces just one purpose are you doing all this for the sake of the people of libya to prevent further exists among civilians and disintegration of elian years esteems at the same time the issued remember what was those resolutions that were caused by the actions of the libyan government. that's why we need those decisions and i think those decisions are well balanced and well thought out we supported the first resolution by the u.n. security council and we allowed to pass the second resolution we did it on purpose . because we wanted to prevent more to munich from escalating with it but yet the following events i
taking resolutions five u.n. security council. serve the purpose of straightening. stopping the disability of war and preventing the escalation of. preventing deaths among civilians the way events unfolded at the moment indicates that we are now seeing a real military action and of course no you cannot allow that with my hope that all countries that are currently involved in the operation. maintaining an no fly zone in libya and then are using their reforms forces just one purpose are you doing...
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reporting now one of the u.n. security council resolution states that the foreign forces actions should focus on protecting civilians but russians are u.n. envoy says this message doesn't seem to match the reality on the ground. we can't help would be concerned about the created interpretation of the u.n. security council's resolution some countries interpreted as almost allowing ground operations but the resolution states plainly that no occupation forces should appear on libyan soil it only speaks about a naval blockade enforcing the arms embargo and in forcing the no fly zone to prevent a bombing of civilian law school has many questions about how the un security council's resolution is being carried out first of all there are reports that civilians have been killed in the air strikes and this is out if you consider the message of the resolution which says that the foreign forces actions should protect civilians so it's hard to comprehend how you can protect civilians by killing them . but also use our correspo
reporting now one of the u.n. security council resolution states that the foreign forces actions should focus on protecting civilians but russians are u.n. envoy says this message doesn't seem to match the reality on the ground. we can't help would be concerned about the created interpretation of the u.n. security council's resolution some countries interpreted as almost allowing ground operations but the resolution states plainly that no occupation forces should appear on libyan soil it only...
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also anglo merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it will support this . michelle who chose to go skiing who is the director at the center for research on globalization believes that the operation in libya is in fact an act to overthrow gadhafi. it is no humanitarian operation it is deadly war you are seeing a military material and to say that this is to save the lives of civilians since when you do these fighter bombers and save the lives of civilians well it's certainly a war which has the check to regime change this of course was not mentioned of the security council resolution but prime minister stephen harper of canada and i'm following the canadian responses has stated that objective of this operation is to unseat gadhafi so that the whole humanitarian underpinnings of this war becoming entirely clear now that aspect is that in fact this military coalition has already reply lat
also anglo merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it will support this . michelle who chose to go skiing who is the director at the center for research on globalization believes that the operation in libya is in fact an act to overthrow gadhafi. it is no humanitarian operation it is deadly war you are seeing a military...
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regency u.n. security council meeting in the skies lit in a sea of your version of international action for the u.n. resolution now the enforcement of and rising to stop the bloodshed on the ground russia along with china and some latin american countries disagree with decision by western countries to start relations. in the region. of course of conflict across our coverage of events in libya through our twitter and facebook feeds my correspondents are covering the world's biggest events right now also getting expert analysis on the buttons to follow us and head for twitter search for party on the store. if you know it's ok it's how sport raise it because game shaping a hotshot aspects of america's politics and society. first creepy remove old cold of a clear cutting. second explains or used class to beat the fears. heard the remainder reviewed by machinery. and finally one boarded soil is because the judge in valley feel. modern job on a tree. down the field fishel on t. have to change your i pho
regency u.n. security council meeting in the skies lit in a sea of your version of international action for the u.n. resolution now the enforcement of and rising to stop the bloodshed on the ground russia along with china and some latin american countries disagree with decision by western countries to start relations. in the region. of course of conflict across our coverage of events in libya through our twitter and facebook feeds my correspondents are covering the world's biggest events right...
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is allowed libya libya to have a seat on the un the u.n. human rights council for lo these many years just the other day they finally got around to suspending them from it but the u.n. is is is it's fine to have it we pay a lot you pay a lot everybody pays a lot to keep it there i think it's fine to have it but anybody who thinks that the u.n. can somehow solve these kinds of fast these kinds of brushfires that spring up around the world and have any kind of impact is reading a different history than i've read here don't if i go to you in cairo maybe reacted . it reaches there well where was the consensus against the heat of the regimes well most of the regimes were paid off by washington so i guess that's why there wasn't much of a consensus there maybe now we have an opportunity for a new government's new peoples to be able to speak the will of their own people on the ground and things might be a bit different i think we all hope they will be go ahead well i think what you can say is that we. did not. protest against the battles our outra
is allowed libya libya to have a seat on the un the u.n. human rights council for lo these many years just the other day they finally got around to suspending them from it but the u.n. is is is it's fine to have it we pay a lot you pay a lot everybody pays a lot to keep it there i think it's fine to have it but anybody who thinks that the u.n. can somehow solve these kinds of fast these kinds of brushfires that spring up around the world and have any kind of impact is reading a different...
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and european coalition forces saying that the u.n. resolution one thousand and seventy three which of course sanctioned a no fly zone in libya was basically designed to provide some sort of security for the civilians on the ground in libya and so far the numbers of civilian casualties have only been rising so the u.n. resolution is basically not living up to its purpose and that of course is the concern voiced by the russian foreign ministry many other russian officials and just recently the russian prime minister. now speaking about russia's. russia's foreign minister rather is in north. africa as we speak after where you just said i assume it's likely very likely that he'll be calling for calm. indeed we know that libya is definitely going to be on the agenda first that deal of golf he's currently in egypt he will later be making his way to all cheerio where he will also be talking about the ongoing conflict in libya we know that he is meeting with various egyptian officials and the force libya is definitely going to be on the agend
and european coalition forces saying that the u.n. resolution one thousand and seventy three which of course sanctioned a no fly zone in libya was basically designed to provide some sort of security for the civilians on the ground in libya and so far the numbers of civilian casualties have only been rising so the u.n. resolution is basically not living up to its purpose and that of course is the concern voiced by the russian foreign ministry many other russian officials and just recently the...
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also anglo merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it does support this . kenya bushell reporting there from our studio in brussels and speaking from brazil u.s. president barack obama says it was clear that and i forces had to protect civilians there in libya let's get more now from marty's going to come and she's in washington d.c. now going to take us through washington's reaction to to this. although we know that the u.s. has launched missiles from its war ships and submarines in the mediterranean targeting a canal these air defense systems and as the pentagon said the goal is to shape the battlefield for the coalition forces to take further action there basically clearing the sky making sure it is not able to take down any. planes of the coalition forces and the pentagon also says is just the beginning of the operation so we're going to see more coming french planes had earlier c
also anglo merkel of germany despite germany's abstention of the u.n. vote for a no fly zone she says she does back military intervention now they just won't be sending forces themselves germany won't be sending forces but it does support this . kenya bushell reporting there from our studio in brussels and speaking from brazil u.s. president barack obama says it was clear that and i forces had to protect civilians there in libya let's get more now from marty's going to come and she's in...
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said the u.n. resolution is the fact to end flawed and that military intervention into libya cannot be justified. well the u.s. has been at the vanguard of the military operation over libya where american generals in command that's despite washington insisting it would only play a supporting role are you going to japan explains why the u.s. administration is that patients so look like it's remaining in the background. the pentagon says they do not rule out more strikes quote if and when the need arises if you watch american television you can't be pressured better america's involvement is a really good thing and that there was no other option but intervention but if you look at the polls the majority of americans polls the u.s. involvement in the intervention fox news gives sixty five percent they're already unhappy that their government is spending tax dollars on inconclusive wars in iraq and afghanistan and adding one more hot spot is the last thing they want just this saturday the us shot sevent
said the u.n. resolution is the fact to end flawed and that military intervention into libya cannot be justified. well the u.s. has been at the vanguard of the military operation over libya where american generals in command that's despite washington insisting it would only play a supporting role are you going to japan explains why the u.s. administration is that patients so look like it's remaining in the background. the pentagon says they do not rule out more strikes quote if and when the...
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have germany abstaining from the vote all the other countries india china russia abstaining from that u.n. vote which was for a no fly zone and now we're talking about going into held areas only now is nato talking about putting communitarian issues first which was the key of the whole operation for the world community and as a result we now have the arab league which is a key voice in the region expressing increasing concerns we have turkey which is a very important ally with the european and nato community gets increasingly concerned about what is happening in libya the threats of civilian casualties the bombings that are going on there and so we're really seeing here in the increasing problems over the whole operation. has there been any show of hands as it were for europe's citizens on this. yes just outside this building there was nancy war demonstration yesterday the first signs of public rift within the european community were expecting over this week today in various parts of europe in london were expecting this week various ministrations if this war there were prove intervention
have germany abstaining from the vote all the other countries india china russia abstaining from that u.n. vote which was for a no fly zone and now we're talking about going into held areas only now is nato talking about putting communitarian issues first which was the key of the whole operation for the world community and as a result we now have the arab league which is a key voice in the region expressing increasing concerns we have turkey which is a very important ally with the european and...
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i'll tell you of course as you know the u.n. security council resolution thought by the family did the use of. troops no boots on grooms so if we were this person older o'toole notable was written in the un and it would be extremely difficult to get it so i don't think that we will have it in ny i don't think that we need it it's absolutely possible today to make a really effective operation operation targeting does he treat a common control. of the nation in intelligence why do you think the united states france and britain are taking the lead on this especially france was the first speak out about the strike oh i think for france it was a political clearly a political sign a process you know. was criticized for having received. three years ago. before the the first of the republican so one could. also france had some problems and some french minister some problems. with tunisia and egypt two months ago so i think for france it was important politically speaking symbolically speaking it was important for them to be the lead of
i'll tell you of course as you know the u.n. security council resolution thought by the family did the use of. troops no boots on grooms so if we were this person older o'toole notable was written in the un and it would be extremely difficult to get it so i don't think that we will have it in ny i don't think that we need it it's absolutely possible today to make a really effective operation operation targeting does he treat a common control. of the nation in intelligence why do you think the...
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well the u.n. security council was to hold a closed door meeting in a few hours time to discuss the situation in libya and was called at the request of russia let's get more from our to his credit she can live for us in washington so we have any more information on what's going to be on the table of this evening well i mean so the fears are that the coalition forces could be going beyond the u.n. authorized no fly zone measures and russia has called a security council meeting behind closed doors to once again weigh it on the situation and to look at the results of the intervention there are lots of questions on the table as to go limits of the intervention really and also to coalition forces which is. the question that everybody is asking here is could our target now the pentagon says no in fact if i secretary robert gates said targeting gadhafi goes beyond you are resolution on the yet and the u.s. is determined to stick to that resolution but the thing is that the wording of the resolution basica
well the u.n. security council was to hold a closed door meeting in a few hours time to discuss the situation in libya and was called at the request of russia let's get more from our to his credit she can live for us in washington so we have any more information on what's going to be on the table of this evening well i mean so the fears are that the coalition forces could be going beyond the u.n. authorized no fly zone measures and russia has called a security council meeting behind closed...
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first had the imposition of a no fly zone which was the original aim which was voted through at the u.n. despite some abstentions from key states and that was to ground colonel gadhafi jets and helicopters then we had the u.s. saying that they. held areas and france is going in very aggressively so we have u.s. military generals boasting about their success is there and that is exposing even more splits within the community here in brussels because you had germany abstaining from the voters of other countries india china russia abstaining from that u.n. vote which was for a no fly zone and now we're talking about going into held areas and only now is nato talking about putting humanitarian issues first which was the key a the whole operation for the world community was have turkey which is a very important arab ally with the european and nato community from getting increasingly concerned about what is happening in libya the threats of civilian casualties the bombings that are going on there and so we're really seeing here in the increasing problems over the whole operation just outside
first had the imposition of a no fly zone which was the original aim which was voted through at the u.n. despite some abstentions from key states and that was to ground colonel gadhafi jets and helicopters then we had the u.s. saying that they. held areas and france is going in very aggressively so we have u.s. military generals boasting about their success is there and that is exposing even more splits within the community here in brussels because you had germany abstaining from the voters of...
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a team leader for the u.n.'s refugee agency said the numbers were daunting. 15,000 people a day are attempting to cross the border into to nation or egypt. gaddafi remains defiant the request to relinquish power. >> all these people are bent on fleeing libya to get away from the fighting and the violence. tens of thousands are flocking to the border with tunisia. these ksoldiers on duty are overwhelmed by the masses. most of those fleeing to two nations are egyptians who worked in libya. but not all of them have a id, which is worsening the situation. >> most of them take our money. we're running for our life. we do not want to die. >> the situation in libya remains explosive. in benghazi in these, rebels are preparing for more fighting. they fear khadafi is ready the last of the troops loyal to him to wage a counterattack. >> there's no way i am going back. >> there are similar images to be seen on libyan state television. it is troops and showing off their weapons and one of the libyan leader's son's the the c
a team leader for the u.n.'s refugee agency said the numbers were daunting. 15,000 people a day are attempting to cross the border into to nation or egypt. gaddafi remains defiant the request to relinquish power. >> all these people are bent on fleeing libya to get away from the fighting and the violence. tens of thousands are flocking to the border with tunisia. these ksoldiers on duty are overwhelmed by the masses. most of those fleeing to two nations are egyptians who worked in libya....
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and france said to be drafting a u.n. resolution to impose a no fly zone but that asked to get the backing of the fifteen members of the security council arsenal or amman explains what the move would mean. well a no fly zone is very much what it says on the tin it's which planes are allowed to fly essentially and what it would mean is that it would give allied planes the right to shoot down anything that took off inside libya we do know. and france is said to be drafting a u.n. resolution for a no fly zone william hague the foreign secretary here says that he's working closely with his partners on what he's calling a contingency basis on elements of a resolution for a no fly zone and we've heard from a foreign office source that it's only going to be used in the case if it's needed but no decision has been taken yet to present it to the security council we also heard more recently that nato has boosted airplane surveillance over libya to twenty four hours a day seven days a week and rather ominous lead they have said that
and france said to be drafting a u.n. resolution to impose a no fly zone but that asked to get the backing of the fifteen members of the security council arsenal or amman explains what the move would mean. well a no fly zone is very much what it says on the tin it's which planes are allowed to fly essentially and what it would mean is that it would give allied planes the right to shoot down anything that took off inside libya we do know. and france is said to be drafting a u.n. resolution for a...
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the bipartisan leadership of congress, i authorized military action to stop the killing and enforce u.n. security council resolution 1973. we struck regime forces approaching benghazi to save that city and the people within it. we hit qaddafi's troops in neighboring ajdabiya allowing the opposition to drive them out. we hit qaddafi's air defenses which paved the way for a no fly zone. we targeted tanks and military assets that had been choking off towns and cities and we cut off much of their source of supply. and tonight i can report that we have stopped qaddafi's deadly advance. in this effort, the united states has not acted alone. instead, we have been joined by a strong and growing coalition. this includes our closest allies, nations like the united kingdom, france, canada, denmark, norway, italy, spain, greece, and turkey. all of whom have fought by our sides for decades. and it includes arab partners like qatar and the united arab emirates who have chosen to meet their responsibilities to defend the libyan people. to summarize then, in just one month, the united states has worked
the bipartisan leadership of congress, i authorized military action to stop the killing and enforce u.n. security council resolution 1973. we struck regime forces approaching benghazi to save that city and the people within it. we hit qaddafi's troops in neighboring ajdabiya allowing the opposition to drive them out. we hit qaddafi's air defenses which paved the way for a no fly zone. we targeted tanks and military assets that had been choking off towns and cities and we cut off much of their...
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well russia's foreign minister says the international coalition is acting outside the limits of the u.n. resolution on libya is also demanding independent verification into reports of civilian casualties in the foreign forces assault on syria has the details. from the very start russia has been a reluctant participant in know what is going on in libya at the moment what worries the foreign minister right now in this statement he says that it appears that coalition forces are taking sides and his worries come amid a nato statement saying that they will stick to the books and do what is stipulated there no more no less well let's look at the u.n. resolution it says there that it authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians will their words all necessary measures could be open to interpretation but protecting civilians is definitely stated there as the goal and so what worries the a russian government is that the offensive is going beyond just protecting civilians that coalition forces taking sides is clearly not stipulated well let's hear more from the foreign minister sergei la
well russia's foreign minister says the international coalition is acting outside the limits of the u.n. resolution on libya is also demanding independent verification into reports of civilian casualties in the foreign forces assault on syria has the details. from the very start russia has been a reluctant participant in know what is going on in libya at the moment what worries the foreign minister right now in this statement he says that it appears that coalition forces are taking sides and...
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first of all more supported the u.n. resolution and the establishment of a no fly zone over libya would have since raised concerns saying that when they lend their support to the resolution it was with the with the use of preserving civilian lives in libya instead of the subjecting the civilians on the ground to even more danger of course now that that has happened they are very concerned with the coalition bombings that are taking place we know that an emergency meeting of the arab league of member states is scheduled for that question is also going to be discussed others are a point of view shared by many of course in north africa and around the world rushing fluted that the presence of coalition forces in libya could not only prevent civilian casualties or somehow stab eliza just to asia but actually worsen the situation not only in libya was in the other african region as a whole but the u.s. as the forefront of the strikes on libya deploy some of its heaviest far apart against gadhafi regime that's despite washingto
first of all more supported the u.n. resolution and the establishment of a no fly zone over libya would have since raised concerns saying that when they lend their support to the resolution it was with the with the use of preserving civilian lives in libya instead of the subjecting the civilians on the ground to even more danger of course now that that has happened they are very concerned with the coalition bombings that are taking place we know that an emergency meeting of the arab league of...
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it in fact another of the the aims of this meeting is to to reiterate a commitment to enforce this u.n. resolution one nine hundred seventy three and the resolution of course allows the creation of a no fly zone and it also mandated the protection of civilians head of this military intervention in libya but head of the meeting in the u.k. and france issued a joint statement which appears to advocate regime change in libya in no uncertain terms is included the word exactly must go immediately and calling and called a little his followers to leave him before it's too late and i quote of course in that in that u.n. resolution which allowed the intervention in libya that there doesn't appear to be any mandate for regime change so what might happen in london here is that the arab league certainly might have something to say about that. they are now going to be quite fearful of western powers coming in and forcing a change of regime in libya russia has also criticized the military action that the allies the coalition is perpetrating foreign minister lavrov says that the action definitely goe
it in fact another of the the aims of this meeting is to to reiterate a commitment to enforce this u.n. resolution one nine hundred seventy three and the resolution of course allows the creation of a no fly zone and it also mandated the protection of civilians head of this military intervention in libya but head of the meeting in the u.k. and france issued a joint statement which appears to advocate regime change in libya in no uncertain terms is included the word exactly must go immediately...
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susan rice, the charismatic, impressive u.n. ambassador, said the same thing, and hillary did -- >> thatt is the other rap, that the women -- >> let's not go there. the women outmuscled the generals on this thing -- i don't believe that. >> the gender is irrelevant, but it was powow and hillary and susan rice -- >> and john mccain and senator kerry, who also said -- >> mccain did not sway obama, i can assure you of that. >> i think hearing it from that side probably had an impact on his thinking. >> i have a serious thing to say here. >> all, i'm sorry. >> i do think the specter of rwanda and people who lived through it did hang over this decision. the prospect of hundreds of thousands of people being killed, blood literally running in the streets, was something that -- nobody wanted to stand by the way bill clinton's administration stood by and came to regret it. >> the health-care law passed a year ago this week. a progress report. >> after a century of striving, a year of debate, a historic vote, health care reform is no long
susan rice, the charismatic, impressive u.n. ambassador, said the same thing, and hillary did -- >> thatt is the other rap, that the women -- >> let's not go there. the women outmuscled the generals on this thing -- i don't believe that. >> the gender is irrelevant, but it was powow and hillary and susan rice -- >> and john mccain and senator kerry, who also said -- >> mccain did not sway obama, i can assure you of that. >> i think hearing it from that side...
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you at that meeting the u.n. sorry the russian. envoy to nato said that they would not be any kind of. resolution without a u.n. resolution they would not be any form of nato conflicts in the area. as of today nato was an alliance won't take a decision to intervene into libya some european countries would in the block are against any military actions without an agreement from the u.n. security council if the u.s. and britain decide to intervene that will be a gross violation of all international laws this could be sanctioned only by the u.n. i talked to the lines to secretary-general and i hope moscow's voice was heard. so we've just heard there from russia's envoy to nato in the meantime the u.s. is flexing its military muscle moving its naval forces closer to libya and triggering speculation of a possible strike sense as you mentioned the u.k. is also not ruling out the use of force and meanwhile the international storm is gathering over the libyan leader with the u.n. suspending that country from its human rights council where i
you at that meeting the u.n. sorry the russian. envoy to nato said that they would not be any kind of. resolution without a u.n. resolution they would not be any form of nato conflicts in the area. as of today nato was an alliance won't take a decision to intervene into libya some european countries would in the block are against any military actions without an agreement from the u.n. security council if the u.s. and britain decide to intervene that will be a gross violation of all...
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force by foreign powers in libya and calls for military action to remain within the parameters of the u.n. resolution. they want american says its role in the we're trying to venture will be limited but that's not stop comparisons to the beginning of the two thousand and three iraq invasion. polls show the majority of americans oppose the u.s. involvement in the intervention for more on this joining by nature take out in just a few minutes. this is r.t. it's now nine pm sunday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen and the top story the arab league criticize international strikes against targets in libya following reports of dozens of civilian deaths the organization was key to gaining international support for the u.n. but no fly zone but now says the military actions gone too far america's is us now large forces have now to hold certain offensive by colonel gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but fighting still being reported elsewhere tonight paul asli has the latest from the capital tripoli. we are hearing reports of new airstrikes that are being carried out on the ground we
force by foreign powers in libya and calls for military action to remain within the parameters of the u.n. resolution. they want american says its role in the we're trying to venture will be limited but that's not stop comparisons to the beginning of the two thousand and three iraq invasion. polls show the majority of americans oppose the u.s. involvement in the intervention for more on this joining by nature take out in just a few minutes. this is r.t. it's now nine pm sunday night here in...
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supply foreign policy in libya and calls for military action to remain within the parameters of the u.n. resolution aimed. at america's says its role in the military intervention in libya will be limited but that's not stop comparisons to the lead up to the iraq war in two thousand and three. the majority of americans to the polls the polls show the majority of americans oppose the u.s. involvement in the intervention for more on this joining guy nation so again in just a few minutes. six pm in moscow good to have you with us here on our team treasure the arab league has criticized international strikes in targets in libya following reports of dozens of civilian deaths your organization was seen as key to gaining international support for the u.n. back no fly zone america says u.s. and allied forces have now halted an offensive by colonel moammar gadhafi forces against rebels in benghazi but fighting is still reported elsewhere or he's powerless. as the latest from the capital tripoli. we are hearing reports of new airstrikes that are being carried out on the ground we're also hearing r
supply foreign policy in libya and calls for military action to remain within the parameters of the u.n. resolution aimed. at america's says its role in the military intervention in libya will be limited but that's not stop comparisons to the lead up to the iraq war in two thousand and three. the majority of americans to the polls the polls show the majority of americans oppose the u.s. involvement in the intervention for more on this joining guy nation so again in just a few minutes. six pm in...
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our top stories at this hour, libya declares a cease-fire after the u.n. approves a no-fly zone. rebels say they are still under attack. one week after the earthquake and tsunami, a minute in silence for the dead and missing. efforts to prevent a meltdown as authorities say they might need to bury the whole plant. >> with a growing threat of western military intervention in libya diplomatic preure is growing. the u.s., britain and france warned gaddafi to hold the advance and pull back on other cities. this comes on the heels of a decision to propose a no-fly zone. gaddafi has declared a cease- fire but rebels say government forces continued their assault. >> for these rebels the no-fly zone cannot come soon enough. the resolution gives me new hope. >> there for libya has decided on an immediate cease-fire and stoppage of all operations. >> that announcement has been received with skepticism. >> the libyan people have called for international assistance. this resolution paves the way for that to be answered. colonel gaddafi's refusal to hear the repeated calls to stop violence ag
our top stories at this hour, libya declares a cease-fire after the u.n. approves a no-fly zone. rebels say they are still under attack. one week after the earthquake and tsunami, a minute in silence for the dead and missing. efforts to prevent a meltdown as authorities say they might need to bury the whole plant. >> with a growing threat of western military intervention in libya diplomatic preure is growing. the u.s., britain and france warned gaddafi to hold the advance and pull back on...
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this is the arty news journal from moscow the u.n. security council is to hold a closed door meeting in a few hours time to discuss the situation in libya it was called a request of russia is going to keep your plan as the latest from washington d.c. . the fears are that the coalition forces could be going beyond the u.n. authorized no fly zone measures and russia has called a security council meeting behind closed doors to once again weigh in on the situation and to look at the results of the intervention there are lots of questions on the table as to the limits of the intervention really and now for the coalition forces which is sharm could be the question that everybody is asking here is could the officer target now the pentagon says no in fact the defense secretary robert gates said targeting gadhafi goes beyond you are you guys you should not be here and the u.s. is are meant to stick to the resolution but the thing is that the wording of the resolution basically is all inclusive short of occupation we've heard criticism from the
this is the arty news journal from moscow the u.n. security council is to hold a closed door meeting in a few hours time to discuss the situation in libya it was called a request of russia is going to keep your plan as the latest from washington d.c. . the fears are that the coalition forces could be going beyond the u.n. authorized no fly zone measures and russia has called a security council meeting behind closed doors to once again weigh in on the situation and to look at the results of the...
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proposed by cameron and others and also the international community together with russia supports a u.n. security council unanimous she referred libya and more specifically the international criminal court for an investigation into. the future and rights during this time of crimes against humanity that may have taken place in libya whilst he is seeming to turn the army on his own people the argument being that of course gadhafi and his loyal supporters will presumably think twice about turning the army in and other weapons on its own people if it thinks that the full force of international law will be brought down against it remains to be seen whether this military intervention will in fact take and take place or whether this is just threats to its afy and his supporters and whether in fact these sanctions and this this action by the international court of human rights will be enough. is london correspondent laura well the reports of libya's. air force against its own people spread quickly around the world we also saw those reports but russia's military chief saying to monitoring for pi
proposed by cameron and others and also the international community together with russia supports a u.n. security council unanimous she referred libya and more specifically the international criminal court for an investigation into. the future and rights during this time of crimes against humanity that may have taken place in libya whilst he is seeming to turn the army on his own people the argument being that of course gadhafi and his loyal supporters will presumably think twice about turning...
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president after says that the u.n. back to military intervention is a direct consequence of the violence carried out by libya's leader moammar gadhafi against his own people but he did criticize the strikes saying the no fly zone should be used only to protect civilians and to restore peace. just that everything that's happening in libya is a result of the shameful behavior of its government and the crimes against their own people we shouldn't forget that everything else is just a consequence of that we supported one of the un security council resolutions and allowed the other resolution to go through this was done consciously to prevent the escalation of violence but still the events that followed show that any decisions of this kind should be accompanied by thorough consultation as well as remembering that the use of force should be proportionate to what is happening the fact that as a result of these actions of indian targets were damaged and according to unconfirmed reports that innocent people have died shows that
president after says that the u.n. back to military intervention is a direct consequence of the violence carried out by libya's leader moammar gadhafi against his own people but he did criticize the strikes saying the no fly zone should be used only to protect civilians and to restore peace. just that everything that's happening in libya is a result of the shameful behavior of its government and the crimes against their own people we shouldn't forget that everything else is just a consequence...
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a team leader for the u.n.'s refugee agency said the numbers were daunting. 15,000 people a day are attempting to cross the border into to nation or egypt. gaddafi remains defiant the request to relinquish power. >> all these people are bent on fleeing libya to get away from the fighting and the violence. tens of thousands are flocking to the border with tunisia. these soldiers on duty are overwhelmed by the masses. most of those fleeing to two nations are egyptians who worked in libya. but not all of them have a id, which is worsening the situation. >> most of them take our money. we're running for our life. we do not want to die. >> the situation in libya remains explosive. in benghazi in these, rebels are preparing for more fighting. they fear khadafi is ready the last of the troops loyal to him to wage a counterattack. >> there's no way i am going back. >> there are similar images to be seen on libyan state television. it is troops and showing off their weapons and one of the libyan leader's son's the the ci
a team leader for the u.n.'s refugee agency said the numbers were daunting. 15,000 people a day are attempting to cross the border into to nation or egypt. gaddafi remains defiant the request to relinquish power. >> all these people are bent on fleeing libya to get away from the fighting and the violence. tens of thousands are flocking to the border with tunisia. these soldiers on duty are overwhelmed by the masses. most of those fleeing to two nations are egyptians who worked in libya....
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as we speak now although the cover agents uneasy but suspicious way for countries to get around that u.n. resolution. well again of course the u.s. government has not said anything at all about what agents may or may not be doing on the ground and national public radio or national public radio has stated that they've confirmed this the real issue is in getting around the united nations in my view the real issue is how far does the united states get into this given that it is already fully committed in iraq and afghanistan we have not completed anything like the pullout from iraq that doesn't happen until the end of this year course in afghanistan we're not talking about really leaving in a serious way for some time so we're stretched pretty thin and to me that's the more fundamental question whether the allies britain france qatar the others the emirates i here are coming in whether they're prepared to pick up the slack even by the way with respect to any kind of reconstruction to me that's the fundamental question not whether the united states is trying to get out from under a security
as we speak now although the cover agents uneasy but suspicious way for countries to get around that u.n. resolution. well again of course the u.s. government has not said anything at all about what agents may or may not be doing on the ground and national public radio or national public radio has stated that they've confirmed this the real issue is in getting around the united nations in my view the real issue is how far does the united states get into this given that it is already fully...
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what the u.n. security council resolution says it permits the use of the no fly zone to protect civilians against to get out resources and the government in front of it seems and also behind the scenes is arguing that it. could be construed as the threats to the civilian population and therefore it would be illegal and within the terms of the u.n. security council resolution to endeavor to target him on the other side we've got the army and the chief of the defense staff who when asked if he thought it was permitted under the terms of the resolution to target the personally he unequivocally says absolutely not and said he didn't want to discuss it any further now we are seeing in this international division as well senior people in washington also say that direct strikes against the would not be permitted under the terms of the security council resolution now why is this so important well of course it belies confusion within the ranks as far as this no fly zone and this military intervention is con
what the u.n. security council resolution says it permits the use of the no fly zone to protect civilians against to get out resources and the government in front of it seems and also behind the scenes is arguing that it. could be construed as the threats to the civilian population and therefore it would be illegal and within the terms of the u.n. security council resolution to endeavor to target him on the other side we've got the army and the chief of the defense staff who when asked if he...
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support for a seat for brazil on the u.n. security council and as you know the very powerful foreign minister of brazil celso amorim actually published an op ed this week saying this is a great opportunity for the united states to do that sort of it's time for the security council to become more relevant to today's power dynamics globally and brazil really does deserve a seat it's unclear whether obama will announce that but i think if you look at many of the different policies just take what's happening right now with libya there was a vote on the security council this week and brazil abstained along with many of them urging market countries that's something the u.s. would have liked to have seen support on i think i don't think the united states was happy last year in november when brazil announced that it was going to be recognizing palestine as a state that's something that ruffled a lot of feathers within the foreign policy establishment in congress here in the united states i don't think there was obviously a very big p
support for a seat for brazil on the u.n. security council and as you know the very powerful foreign minister of brazil celso amorim actually published an op ed this week saying this is a great opportunity for the united states to do that sort of it's time for the security council to become more relevant to today's power dynamics globally and brazil really does deserve a seat it's unclear whether obama will announce that but i think if you look at many of the different policies just take what's...